merciless
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In other words, you can be forever reliant on the universe’s mercy or merciless in bending it to fulfill your ambition.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
The heat index -- which measures how hot it feels based on temperature and humidity combined -- was even more merciless.
From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026
At the Australian Open in 2025, he was outclassed in a merciless performance by Jannik Sinner that left Zverev saying he felt mentally "empty" a few months later.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
He had been in Britain since 208, overseeing a series of merciless campaigns into present-day Scotland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026
The sun rose to its zenith and poured down merciless heat; afternoon came; then the sudden night of the tropics swallowed them in blackness.
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
Vocabulary lists containing merciless
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Theodore Roosevelt on "The Man with the Muck Rake" (1906)
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